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Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti

Print
1646 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Split design for a cartouche showing the battle between an eagle and a snake on each side.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleRaccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti (Suite title)
Materials and techniques
Etching on paper, second state
Brief description
Stefano della Bella, from a suite of 18 plates, including title plate and dedicatory plate, entitled 'Raccolta di varii cappriccii et nove inventioni di cartelle et ornamenti'. French, 1646.
Physical description
Split design for a cartouche showing the battle between an eagle and a snake on each side.
Dimensions
  • Cut to plate mark height: 25cm
  • Cut to plate mark width: 19.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Stef. Della Bella jn. fecit./ F.L.D. Il. Ciartres excud. Cum Priul. Regis Chris. (Plate is numbered 14 upper right. )
Bibliographic reference
see for full bibliographic references de Vesme, Alexandre, and Massar, Phyllis Dearborn. Stefano della Bella: catalogue raisonné. (Vol. I.) New York, Collectors Editions, 1971, pp.156-158, no. 1040.
Collection
Accession number
14076

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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